Planetary hours
in Ar Raqqah.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:54
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 08:00
- 3♂︎ Mars08:00 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:45
- 10♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:52
- 11☉︎ Sun16:52 – 17:58
- 12♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 19:58
- 2☽︎ Moon19:58 – 20:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:39
- 5♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 04:55
- 12♂︎ Mars04:55 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.